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Lung ultrasound may help in the differential diagnosis of suspected oligosymptomatic COVID‐19 patients on hemodialysis: A case report

Allinovi, Marco ; Laudicina, Selene ; Dallari, Lorenzo ; Gianassi, Iacopo ; Dervishi, Egrina ; Biagini, Maria ; Cirami, Lino

Hemodialysis international, 2021-10, Vol.25 (4), p.E48-E52

Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

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  • Título:
    Lung ultrasound may help in the differential diagnosis of suspected oligosymptomatic COVID‐19 patients on hemodialysis: A case report
  • Autor: Allinovi, Marco ; Laudicina, Selene ; Dallari, Lorenzo ; Gianassi, Iacopo ; Dervishi, Egrina ; Biagini, Maria ; Cirami, Lino
  • Assuntos: Case Report ; Case Reports ; COVID‐19 ; dialysis ; lung ultrasound ; SARS‐CoV‐2
  • É parte de: Hemodialysis international, 2021-10, Vol.25 (4), p.E48-E52
  • Descrição: Introduction Considering that patients on dialysis showed a poor outcome during COVID‐19 pandemic, and that COVID‐19 symptoms in dialysis patients are often mild or absent, each dialysis unit should implement local strategies to early recognize patients affected by COVID‐19. However, many available SARS‐CoV‐2 diagnostic tests demonstrated a moderate sensitivity, 70%–80% is probably a reasonable estimate. Consequently, having useful tools for differential diagnosis becomes essential. In this scenario, lung ultrasound (LUS) may have an important role in the evaluation of lung involvement in hemodialysis patients during COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods We present two cases of hemodialysis patients with COVID‐19 pneumonia in whom LUS had a central role in the diagnostic process. Ultrasound images of COVID‐19 pneumonia show a typical bilateral pattern characterized by multiple or confluent B‐lines with spared areas, thickened and irregular pleural line, and rare subpleural consolidations. LUS showed high accuracy in diagnosing COVID‐19 pneumonia. Findings Despite both patients appeared clinically euvolemic and afebrile, they presented with acute diarrhea and oxygen saturation level of 92%–93%. Although clinical manifestations were mild and not specific in both patients, LUS raised suspicion on the possible COVID‐19 diagnosis which was confirmed by a positive nasopharyngeal RT‐PCR. Discussion There are many reasons for a patient on dialysis to present shortness of breath, fever, and multiple B‐lines at LUS assessment (such as heart failure, fluid overload, vascular access infection, interstitial pneumonia) but the recognition of typical ultrasound patterns of the COVID‐19 pneumonia is helpful for differential diagnosis. LUS may have an important role in the screening process of hemodialysis patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic, especially in oligosymptomatic patients before the SARS‐CoV‐2 diagnostic tests, and in those with suspected symptoms and/or known exposure with unexpected negative SARS‐CoV‐2 diagnostic tests.
  • Editor: Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
  • Idioma: Inglês
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